Western Wisconsin train crash victim ID'd

The passenger killed when a train hit the truck she was in Wednesday in Baldwin, Wis., has been identified.

Gloria H. Marske, 69, of Cumberland, Wis., was riding in the pickup driven by her husband when the train struck the vehicle at a railroad crossing in the 2200 block of U.S. 12, the St. Croix County sheriff's office said. She was taken to the Baldwin Area Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead.

Her husband, Roy L. Marske, 69, of Cumberland, was taken to the hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening, the sheriff's office said.

It appeared Roy Marske was crossing the tracks about noon when he saw the westbound train heading toward the truck. He reversed direction to try to get off the tracks, but the truck was struck on the passenger side, according to the sheriff's office.

It was the second fatal crash involving a train in the area this week. On Monday, a train struck a septic truck in the town of Hammond, Wis., killing the driver, 53-year-old Benjamin C. Morgan, of Hudson, Wis.